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Loved, loved, loved--the ultimate historical fantasy, except it's not a fantasy.
A young woman discovers a diary in a dumpster (among a few other fabulous finds). As a NYT reporter, she does have a few connections most of us don't have and a few years later, a PI tracks down the diary's author. And then we get the story of Florence Wolfson.
Florence, writing in the late 1920s and 1930s, had an adventurous teen hood and took all kinds of chances--along with soaking up art and literature and museums. In some ways, this long, middle chunk of the book is tasty fluff--not a lot of depth, but still enjoyable.
What put this book to 4 stars for me was the last quarter, where Koppel describes finding and meeting Florence. What are the odds? (Florence was 90 when Koppel found her!) Florence's reaction to seeing the long forgotten diary was pretty amazing.
A very satisfying glimpse into one woman's life during one of my favorite time periods. Highly recommended.
A young woman discovers a diary in a dumpster (among a few other fabulous finds). As a NYT reporter, she does have a few connections most of us don't have and a few years later, a PI tracks down the diary's author. And then we get the story of Florence Wolfson.
Florence, writing in the late 1920s and 1930s, had an adventurous teen hood and took all kinds of chances--along with soaking up art and literature and museums. In some ways, this long, middle chunk of the book is tasty fluff--not a lot of depth, but still enjoyable.
What put this book to 4 stars for me was the last quarter, where Koppel describes finding and meeting Florence. What are the odds? (Florence was 90 when Koppel found her!) Florence's reaction to seeing the long forgotten diary was pretty amazing.
A very satisfying glimpse into one woman's life during one of my favorite time periods. Highly recommended.